NBA 5305 - Entrepreneurial Finance: Valuation and Term Sheet Design

Spring. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Prerequisite: NCC 5060 or equivalent. Enrollment limited to: Johnson MBA students or instructor permission.

T. Schryver.

This course is designed to introduce students to the challenges and pitfalls of financing new enterprises from the perspective of the finance function head for a seed- or early-stage startup. We will cover how startups assess their needs for capital, access different sources of capital and appropriateness for different types of startups, and how new ventures manage the finance function as they grow. Class sessions will combine lectures and cases; the course assumes students have completed introductory finance and accounting.